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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-ita-020. Bivalve aegis with snakes-fringe and gorgoneion (the severed head of Gorgon Medusa), flanked by two large undulating (winged?) serpents. |
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| White Pentelic marble |
High relief (Summa cavea, colonnaded portico, figural corinthian capital, carved decoration) |
Unknown | Roman Imperial, Vespasian (r. 69- 79 AD) or Titus (r. 79-81 AD), 70s-80s AD |
Colosseum (Colosseo, Amphi-theatrum Flavium, Flavian Amphitheat-re), valley between Caelian, Esquiline and Palatine Hills, east of the Roman Forum, Rome, Lazio, Central Italy |
Museo Archeologico, Parco Archeologico del Colosseo, Rome, Inventory № ? |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Italian Expedition, 29 March - 25 April 2015). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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